On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 07:39:38AM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote: > Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > "Marcelo E. Magallon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> On Sun, Jun 01, 2003 at 02:59:40PM +0200, Rene Engelhard wrote: > >> > >> > > * New upstream version (Closes: #193497) > > > >> Is this a new sport in #d-d or something like that? I read that > >> entry as "the new upstream version fixes the problem reported in > >> #193497", and looking at the BTS that is exactly its meaning. > > > > But the problem is that you don't describe what was reported in > > #193497. A entry that says: > > So what? The *Debian* changelog is for Debian changes only. It's not there > for listing upstream changes, copyright information, or who your favourite > TV personality is.
The Debian changelog should document why a Debian bug is being closed. Good reasons include being able to tell in what Debian version of a package a bug was closed, and being able to easily spot when the wrong bug has been closed. -- - mdz